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The FBI arrested three people on charges of treason this week, and believe it or not, none of them are senators or congressmen.
In a stunning blow to Chinese espionage efforts, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of three Army personnel who thought they could sell out America’s national security for Chinese cash. Two active-duty soldiers and one veteran are learning the hard way that treason doesn’t pay.
Thetraitors—JianZhao,LiTian,andformersoldierRuoyuDuan—werestationedatJointBaseLewis-McChordwhentheydecidedtobetraytheUnitedStates.TheseBenedictArnoldsapparentlythoughttheycouldgetawaywithstealingclassifiedinformationaboutcriticalU.S.militarycapabilities,includingdetailsaboutourBradleyandStrykerfightingvehiclesandHighMobilityArtilleryRocketSystem(HIMARS)systems.
“TheseindividualshavebeenchargedwithstealingAmerica’sdefenseintelligencecapabilitiesandempoweringadversarieslikeChinainbetrayalofourcountry,”PatelsaidinastatementonX.“TheywillnowfaceAmericanjustice.”
“Thedefendantsarrestedtodayareaccusedofbetrayingourc
